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Enter this PIN number into the Wi-Fi hotspot device.
Hint:
You can also connect by creating a PIN number
using the Wi-Fi device and entering this PIN number into
the phone.
8.3 Sharing your phone's data connection
You can share your phone's mobile network with a single
computer via a USB data cable. This is called USB
tethering. You can also
share your phone s mobile
network as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot or Bluetooth.
Hint:
Using this function may incur additional data
charges, depending on your data plan. See the Vodafone
website for more details, or contact Vodafone customer
support.
Sharing your phone's mobile network via USB
If your computer's operating system is Windows XP or a
later or a new release of Linux (e.g. Ubuntu 10.4), you can
use USB tethering without changing any settings on your
computer. If you use USB tethering with computers with
different operating systems, you may need to establish
corresponding network connections on each computer.
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Touch
>
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In WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More... > Tethering
& portable hotspot.
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Mark the USB tethering checkbox to share your
phone's mobile network with a computer and use the
computer to connect to the internet.
Hint:
While you are sharing your phone's data connection
via USB tethering, you cannot set the microSD card as a
mass storage device.
Sharing your phone's data connection as a portable
Wi-Fi hotspot
By setting your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot you can connect